I have been designing and making Catholic jewelry for 20 years. Unfortunately last year I lost my dear 19 year old son to a tragic accidental drug overdose in 2015 and have been in so much pain and sorrow for so long, but am so grateful for my business on Etsy. I have had such incredible love and comfort from all my customers. Making and creating my jewelry has given me something to "hold on to" and to find comfort and joy. I am so grateful for my Catholic faith, family and customers and I know that this has helped strengthen me. In addition to my passion for making Catholic and spiritual jewelry, I am also trying to build awareness about drug addiction and help to stop the alarming increases of drug usage and drug overdoses.

I began my journey of hand crafting spiritual and meaningful jewelry right after September 11, 2001 (911). I am a former flight attendant for American Airlines, and lost my dear friends and co-workers that fateful day. To honor my fallen co-workers and to help myself and others heal, I began to make memorial bracelets.

The response of the bracelets were overwhelming. People would come up to me and thank me for designing something to honor their dear friends and even give them comfort in grief. It was then that this simple, yet meaningful craft turned into so much more for me. During this difficult time, my faith became even stronger. I turned to my Catholic faith to help heal me and guide me forward.

I was then inspired even further! A true passion began! It was then that I began to create unique Catholic jewelry. Rosary bracelets were, at that time, not as popular and not as well known, even in the Catholic community I was from! I turned to old vintage catholic bracelets and rosaries for inspiration and created beautiful rosary bracelets, chaplets and personalized rosaries made of crystal, sterling silver, gold etc and made them a bit more modern and appealing to a younger Catholic crowd. These sold like wild flowers at Catholic craft fairs and markets! People were so taken by the beauty of the beads and also the symbolism behind each bracelet.

I donated a small Communion rosary bracelet to my daughters' Catholic school silent auction and people started to bid on it and went for a crazy amount of money! Again, feeling inspired I turned my talents towards more sacramental jewelry Each sale was so thrilling to me and kept me motivated to keep going....even when times were tough. I was a single mom and this passion of mine was more of a labor of love, not a business. But I never stopped!! I felt called to do this no matter what!

One of the best blessings for me was when someone told me about a small company named Etsy!!! That was many years ago and I was not ready at that time to set up a shop. But a few years later I felt this pull to try Etsy out. I started out with a few Catholic sacramental bracelets and now here I am!!! It really is a business now for me!! A business that is owned and operated solely by me!!

I work this shop 24/7 and am even more passionate about what I do than ever!! I love each and every item I make! I put in a lot of love, prayer and pretty beads into each piece! The feedback from my customers over the years has been so heartwarming! Stories that I hear are so wonderful. They generally are about how much they "cherish" their items and that they have brought them closer to their Catholic faith etc. That is truly inspiring!! I believe wholeheartedly that God is working here!!! I give Him all the credit and hope to continue to do good works by Him.